The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-05-08
Published by Authority
AN ORDINANCE
Relating to Estrays and the City
Estray Pound.

SECTION BE it ordained by the City
Council of 81 1t Lake City that: Part
of Lot 3. Block 38, Plot "a" Salt Lake
City survey, situate and being on the
south side of the public grounds known
as Washington Square" in the First
Municipal Ward, is hereby designated
as the City Estray Pound. for impound
Ing animals ruLnlng at large or doing
damage within the corporate limits of
said city, IS hereinafter provided
SIC. Alt shall be the duty of the
City Pouni-keeper to receive and take
Care Of all ANIMALS committed to his
charge and provide all necessary forage
find the owners of said animals,
by examining the record of Marks
and Brands and otherwise, and
receive and file all bills OF damage
duly presented and enter the amoun's
i'll the pound book, which shall be Open
to the inspection OF the public; he shall
not deliver any animal to the owner
until all costs and damages are paid or
satisfac'o rily arranged for.
SEC. The City Pound-keeper shall
register, in the pound book, all animals
delivered to him for commitment, which
registration shall set forth when re-
ceived, from whom, where found,
amount OF damage done, kind of
animal, approximate age, color, marks,
brands, and such other description as
may aid the owner to identify his
animal, true copy of which the
Pound-keeper shall forthwith post up
on the outside of the entrance door of
said pound.
SEC. All animals remaining IN
| claimed three days from the time of
commitment shall be advertised for
| sale by the Pound-keeper net less than
three times, in some newspaper pub
li>hed in said city having general cir
culation, stating the time and place of
| sale, and giving q description of said
| animals as directt in Section of this
/ ordinance, and, that if not claimed and
taken away within ten days from the
| date thereof, he will expose them at
| public sale and sell them to the highest
responsible bidder.
SEC. 5.-The net proceeds of the sale
of all animals, made in pursuance of
| Section of this ordinance, shall be
paid into the city treasury, subject to
| the order of the owners of said animals,
| if applied for within SIX months from
the date of sale; if not applied for by the
owners within that time the City Treas
urer shall place the amount to the
credit OF city revenue.
| SEC. 6.-No cattle, horses, mules,
sheep, goats or swine shall be.allowed to
run at large or be herded, picketed or
staked out upon any street. sidewalk or
other public place within the limits of
this city; and all such animals so found
may be taken up and driven to the
estray pound. PrOvided, that nothing
herein shall be SO construed as to pre-
vent any citizen from herding mich
cows. work cattle, horses. mules or
other animals on the unenclosed public
lands within the city but away from
the settled portions thereof.
SEC. All damages done by any
animal trespassing shall be forthwith
appraised by any disinterested person,
who may make reasonable charge for
such service, and shall set forth in
such appraisal, in writing, the time and
place of damage, the amount of
damages, together with his charges, the
name of the owner of the animal, if
known, the name of the person so
damaged; also the kind and description
of the animal, which appraisal, if not
paid or satisfactorily arranged by the
owner, or il the owner be not found,
shall, together with the animal, be de-
livered to the City Pound-keeper. Pro
uided. that if the owner deem the
appraisal too high, said owner may
choose another appraiser, who, with
the first, may make new appraisal; or
when they cannot agree, they two may
choose third, and the three may pro-
coed to make final appraisal.
SEC. 8 ANY animal found doing dam
| age may be taken up by any pers on,
and if the owner cannot be found, or if
found shall refuse 10 pay all costs and
| damage, said animal may be taken
forthwith to the city pound, and deliY-
cred to the keeper thereof, and may be
held and sold as provided in Section 4
| of this ordinance unless previously re
deemed.
SEC. 9.-Any person other than the
| City Pound keeper taking up an animal,
under the provisions of this ordinance,
| and retaining it more than twenty-four
hours. shall, on conviction, be liable to
paw a fine of five dollars, and shall lose
| all damages that may have accrued
thereon.
SEC. 10.-Any person taking mis- own
animal or that of any other person out
of the custody of person holding the
same for damages done By it, or out of
the city pound, by stealth, or by force,
or who shall interrupt or hinder any
one while III the discharge of his duty,
under the provisions of this ordinance,
shall be liatle 70 fine in any sum not
exceeding 500, or Imprisonment not to
exceed one hundred days, or both fine
and imprisonment.